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AP.III.B.S6

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Clear the area, taxi into takeoff position, and align the aircraft on the runway centerline or takeoff path.

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  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Collision Avoidance

    intersection takeoff clearance is received, avoid headings that cross below the larger aircraft’s path. • If departing or landing after a large aircraft executing a low approach, missed approach, or touch-and-go landing (since vortices settle and move ... tailwind), it is prudent to wait at least 2 minutes prior to a takeoff or landing. • En route, it is advisable to avoid a path below and behind a large aircraft, and if a large aircraft is observed above…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › En Route › Vortex Avoidance Procedures

    rotate prior to the large aircraft’s rotation point and climb above its climb path until turning clear of the wake. • For intersection takeoffs on the same runway— be alert to adjacent larger aircraft operations, particularly upwind ... runway of intended use. If an intersection takeoff clearance is received, avoid headings that cross below the larger aircraft’s path…

  • Chapter 8: Aeronautical Decision-Making in Flight › Naturalistic Decision-Making

    pilot who investigated this bird strike was flying a turbojet. When a large bird appeared in the departure path, the pilot delayed rotation a few seconds, and the airplane flew under the bird without incident. Visualizing what could happen, knowing ... mentioned that pilots might delay rotation if conditions warrant, the pilot made a split-second decision to extend the takeoff roll beyond rotation speed. 20841 In summary, naturalistic decision-making improves with training and experience…

  • Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

    terrain and flight path. T TAA. See terminal arrival area. TACAN. See tactical air navigation. Tactical air navigation (TACAN). An electronic navigation system used by military aircraft, providing both distance and direction information. Takeoff decision speed…

  • Glossary › Domestic Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum

    upward in a small, fan-shaped pattern. Used along the flight path when approaching an airport for landing, marker beacons indicate both aurally and visually when the aircraft is directly over the facility. Mass. The amount of matter ... allowed to have at landing. Maximum ramp weight. The total weight of a loaded aircraft, including all fuel. It is greater than the takeoff weight due to the fuel that will be burned during the taxi and runup operations…

  • Chapter 14: Airport Operations › Traffic Patterns › Example: Key to Traffic Pattern Operations— Single Runway

    approach of the parallel runway 5. After takeoff or go-around, continue straight ahead until beyond departure end of runway. [Figure 14-40] Figure 14-39. Traffic pattern operations—single runway. 6. If remaining in the traffic pattern, commence ... right-hand traffic pattern) beyond the departure end of the runway, after reaching pattern altitude. [Figure 14-40] 8. Do not continue on a track that penetrates the departure path of the parallel runway. [Figure 14-40] Radio Communications Operating…